According to what behavioral biologist Dennis Turner told UC Davis' Veterinary Medicine department, cats are often just as ...

Cats sometimes get a bad rap. After all, cats claw the couch, knock objects off tables, jump on things they shouldn't, and so on. Yet, anyone who's ever been around a well-behaved cat knows these ...

Juanita Mengel with her therapy cat, a dilute tortoiseshell calico named Lola Pearl Lola Pearl's favorite hobby is bringing smiles to others. The dilute tortoiseshell calico is a rescue cat who has ...

Santa Barbara’s only cat cafe, Cat Therapy, is celebrating its seventh anniversary with a kitten party on August 24th. The event is being held in partnership with the Animal Shelter Assistance Program ...

Of all the places to conduct my first interview with a cat, Lazy Dog, the canine-friendly restaurant on Route 59 in Naperville, would not have been my first choice. But if that’s where Sputnik, the ...

Dogs are sociable, enthusiastic and widely used to comfort people in settings like hospitals, schools and care homes. But an increasingly popular alternative is emerging: therapy cats. The term is ...

No one loves being in the hospital. Whether it's for outpatient testing or a multi-day stay after a surgical procedure, the toll it takes both physically and emotionally can be huge and sometimes ...

Juanita Mengel, a 67-year-old Ohio resident, and her cat, Lola-Pearl, are part of approximately 200 registered therapy cat teams in the U.S. Lola-Pearl underwent surgery and had her left hind leg ...